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After much back and forth via email to verify what I was looking for, I purchased an EUH code transmission for my Mk4 Golf TDI via PayPal on the 7th of August for $470 including paypal fees and shipping.

It was shipped Fedex on August 18th with an expected arrival of August 24th.

It arrived early on August 22nd, and was placed in my garage by the FedEx guy, much appreciated by my wife.

It arrived on a small pallet secured by about a dozen metal straps, and then covered in a heavy gauge plastic wrapping (picture an opaque vacuum sealed zip loc bag, but several times as thick).

It arrived looking relatively clean and undamaged and with a good condition clutch release lever and clutch release / throwout bearing attached. There was a tiny amount of gear oil still in it, though I only noticed when I placed the trans on its side.

I just finished installing it and driving it, and it drives very well. Smooth accurate engagement in all gears.

TL;DR - It took a while to receive the transmission, but I'm very satisfied and would order from him again, especially for the price paid.

What's your secret hevster? I contacted Frans last DECEMBER and received an immediate reply about a T4 TDI swap kit but since then nothing...PMs in April and Aug of this year have not been answered.

I always get quick replies out of Frans and can't remember the last time we bought something from him (although the manual conversions probably help there). Never hurts to bump an email if you don't get a reply after a few days. I know I'm guilty of reading emails on my phone or just on the pc, then they end up marked read or fall into the draft pile for a few days

If you look around his phone number is posted, and if you call at the right time of day--his, not ours--he will answer the phone and talk to you. I have spoken with him a few times on the phone myself.

Does anyone have a US source or equivalent part number for the clutch on frans's b5.5 FHN manual trans conversion. I have a 2005 b55 passat wagon the valeo part# kit is 835005 or 835012 and without flywheel, the clutch kit is 826856 or 826877. I think the main difference is flywheel weight but not sure. I'd like to do a bit of an upgrade as the original clutch only lasted 25k miles tho possible oil or coolant dripping may have led to it's demise combined with a bit of a malone tune.

Does anyone have a US source or equivalent part number for the clutch on frans's b5.5 FHN manual trans conversion. I have a 2005 b55 passat wagon the valeo part# kit is 835005 or 835012 and without flywheel, the clutch kit is 826856 or 826877. I think the main difference is flywheel weight but not sure. I'd like to do a bit of an upgrade as the original clutch only lasted 25k miles tho possible oil or coolant dripping may have led to it's demise combined with a bit of a malone tune.

to be honest, valeo is a low quality sachs. If you're making more power you should go with southbend.